Photographers
A photographer is a person who creates an image of the world using a camera. Given that nowadays, everyone takes photographs with their smartphones, it is necessary to distinguish this mass flow of images from the work of fine art photographers who have an artistic intention and aim to create original artworks.
Thus we consider an fine art photograph to be a work that is created with artistic intention and includes a reflection on ideas and technique. Art photography must be an original work by an artist who recognises their role in the creation by signing their name. The concept of an original work is also linked to the limited edition. Generally, the fewer copies are made, the higher the price of each photograph.
All the photographic processes are based on two fundamental requirements, first of all the ability to capture an image and then capacity to fix image onto a support, rendering it visible. It took a lot of experimentation in order achieve this. The very first photograph dates from 1826 and was taken by the French inventor Nicéphore Niépce. This photograph shows an image of his house and it took ten hours of exposure time to capture it. It was over ten years until the first photograph representing a human being was taken in 1838. It is an image of the Pont Neuf in Paris on which we can distinguish two passerbys. This photograph is the work of a former student of Nicéphore Niépce: Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre. Daguerre gave his name to a new technique which consists of fixing a negative image onto a silver plate: the daguerreotype.
The next major breakthroughs were the replacement of the glass plate with dry gel on paper or film which allowed for a wider diffusion of photography and the appearance of colour photography at the beginning of the 20th century. All these techniques can be grouped together under the term analog photography. In the mid 20th century the invention of digital photography revolutionised the medium. It was a technical and artistic revolution, photographers could now see on a screen the image they had just captured and could adjust their shots accordingly and they could also take advantage of the infinite possibilities offered by computer retouching.
Photography is often broken down and classified into different groups including: fashion photography, nude photography, conceptual photography, colour photography, black and white photography, street art photography, and so on.
Some of the greatest photographers in history include: Robert Mapplethorpe, Li Wei, Bert Stern, Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier Bresson, Vivian Maier, Philippe Ramette, Bernard Pras, Steve McCurry, Richard Avedon, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton and Martin Parr.
Discover the styles & movements
Takala
Les demi-pointes - Série Les Caprices de Madame Bovary
Takala
Photography - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$841
Le voile - Série Ballets nocturnes et diurnes
Takala
Photography - 92.5 x 132 x 4 cm Photography - 36.4 x 52 x 1.6 inch
$2,805
La plume - Série Les Caprices de Madame Bovary
Takala
Photography - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$841
Les escarpins" - Série Les Caprices de Madame Bovary
Takala
Photography - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$841
Le collier - Série Les Caprices de Madame Bovary
Takala
Photography - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$841
Le fil - Série Ballets nocturnes et diurnes
Takala
Photography - 92.5 x 132 x 4 cm Photography - 36.4 x 52 x 1.6 inch
$2,805
La chaise - Série Ballets nocturnes et diurnes
Takala
Photography - 92.5 x 132 x 4 cm Photography - 36.4 x 52 x 1.6 inch
$2,805
La Blessure - Série Ballets nocturnes et diurnes
Takala
Photography - 92.5 x 132 x 4 cm Photography - 36.4 x 52 x 1.6 inch
$2,805
Luuk de Haan
onderhemelse 1
Luuk de Haan
Photography - 41.4 x 51.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.3 x 20.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Lorenzo Vitturi
Foam, Green Cotisso, Body in Paracas
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 130 x 86.6 x 0.03 cm Photography - 51.2 x 34.1 x 0 inch
$8,975
Imagen en Viaje #1
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 40 x 26.6 x 0.03 cm Photography - 15.7 x 10.5 x 0 inch
$5,609
Amber, Green, Aquamarine and Red Cotisso in Paracas
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 38 x 25 x 0.03 cm Photography - 15 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$8,414
Selfportrait #4, Adobe, Yarns, Fused glass, Murano Beads in Arin
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.03 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$14,024
Fused Cotisso, Terracotta, Manta, Cochinilla Dyed Yarn Green Pigment, Plum in Gocta
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 86.6 x 130 x 0.03 cm Photography - 34.1 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$10,097
Mantas, Cotisso, Boat tarps, Foam & Body in Paracas (13)
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 130 x 86 x 0.03 cm Photography - 51.2 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$8,975
Mango, Green & Jasmonite in Murano
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.03 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$5,049
Mantas, Cotisso, Boat tarps, Foam & Body in Paracas
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.03 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0 inch
$7,853
Maria Grau
E. Ofza
Cathedral of the forest n.1
E. Ofza
Photography - 45 x 65 x 3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,178
Ulysses and Polyphemus
E. Ofza
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,178
Cathedral of the forest n.5
E. Ofza
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,178
Cathedral of the forest n.3
E. Ofza
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,178
Steven Seidenberg
Blue Room with Fig
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 41 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.5 x 0 inch
$2,093
Black door
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 54.5 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 21.5 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$2,093
Divina commedia
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 41 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.5 x 0 inch
$2,093
Occupied corner
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 41 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.5 x 0 inch
$2,093
Commune
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 41 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.5 x 0 inch
$2,093
Plain sight
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 54.5 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 21.5 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$2,093
The opening of the field
Steven Seidenberg
Photography - 41 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.5 x 0 inch
$2,093
Sonja H Lukenic
Serie 'Tenis 01' -La Bolsa Mágica-
Sonja H Lukenic
Photography - 72 x 50 x 0.01 cm Photography - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,458
Serie 'Tenis 03' -La Bolsa Mágica-
Sonja H Lukenic
Photography - 72 x 50 x 0.01 cm Photography - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,458
Serie 'Tenis 04' -La Bolsa Mágica-
Sonja H Lukenic
Photography - 72 x 50 x 0.01 cm Photography - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,458
Serie 'Tenis 05' -La Bolsa Mágica-
Sonja H Lukenic
Photography - 72 x 50 x 0.01 cm Photography - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,458
Serie 'Tenis 06' -La Bolsa Mágica-
Sonja H Lukenic
Photography - 72 x 50 x 0.01 cm Photography - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,458
Serie 'Tenis 08' -La Bolsa Mágica-
Sonja H Lukenic
Photography - 72 x 50 x 0.01 cm Photography - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,458
Serie 'Tenis 07' -La Bolsa Mágica-
Sonja H Lukenic
Photography - 72 x 50 x 0.01 cm Photography - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,458
Serie Tenis 09 - La Bolsa Mágica-
Sonja H Lukenic
Photography - 72 x 50 x 0.01 cm Photography - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,458
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Prayer for Kinshasa
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,907
Pride or prejudice
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,244
Angel as demon
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Sculpture - 31 x 30 x 11 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 11.8 x 4.3 inch
$898
Temerity
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,212
Above the rabbit hole
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 50 x 69.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,019
Another roots saga
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,244
Go tell it on the trees
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 89.5 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35.2 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,019
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Purple Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,121
The Sorceress Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,121
Futurist Body Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,121
Transcendant Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,121
Tea Time II Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,121
Tea Time Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,121
Oeil pour Oeil
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$841
Dark Flowers Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,121
Robert Jaso
Unknown Persona
Robert Jaso
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,768
A Faceless State
Robert Jaso
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,749
Invisible Identity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$3,085
Invisible Complexity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$3,085
Silent Contradiction
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,085
Nameless Mystery
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,085
No face, No Identity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,085
Danielle Aspis
Abstraction désertique - Photographie désert du Néguev, Israël
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 36 x 64 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$1,262
Abstraction désertique - Photographie Désert du Néguev, Israël
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 36 x 64 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$1,262
Abstraction désertique - Photographie Désert du Néguev, Israël
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 36 x 64 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$1,262
Bruges, H12 - Composition abstraite photographique Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,750
Abstraction désertique - Photographie désert du Néguev, Israël
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 36 x 64 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$1,262
Bruges, H15 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,750
Shoes, Fashion victim, Converse, G30 - Composition numérique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$987
Bruges, H14 - Photographie Belgique
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,750